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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Vikings have signed veteran safety Chris Crocker, the team announced Monday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crocker, 34, recorded 37 tackles, two interceptions and 1.5 sacks in 12 games for the Bengals last season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He had played Cincinnati since October, 2013.&amp;nbsp;Mike Zimmer, the current Vikings head coach, served as the Bengals' defensive coordinator from 2008-13.&amp;nbsp;Zimmer also coached Crocker as Atlanta's defensive coordinator in 2007. \r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drafted in the third round in 2003 by Cleveland, Crocker has played in 151 games over 11 seasons.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Vikings offseason report card\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To make room on the roster for Crocker, the Vikings released undrafted rookie defensive end&amp;nbsp;Rakim Cox.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Minnesota went 5-10-1 last season and finished in last place in the NFC North. The team opens the 2014 regular season Sep. 7 at St. Louis.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Chris Johnson&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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